Page 28 - 2019-20 Wrestling State Finals Program

Last Year’s State Finals

Avon’s Garcia wins Third, Cathedral Wrestling Team Earns
Repeat Title

Two of four Indianapolis Cathedral wrestlers earned Carson Brewer walked away with the 182 pound
state titles during the championship round on Saturday crown following a 6-2 decision over Andrew Donahue
night helping the Irish repeat as IHSAA state champi- of Culver Academies, joining Garcia as an Avon state
ons at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. champion.
Elliott Rodgers and Jordan Slivka won the 152 and 160 Columbus East also tallied two champions as Cayden
pound crowns, respectively, in back-to-back matches Rooks won the second title of his career with a 9-2
helping Cathedral accumulate 78 points to top the field victory over Braxton Alexander of Wawasee at 138
and edge runner-up Avon with 72 points. It was the pounds. It was the third straight trip to a final match for
school’s third state championship in the sport, all in the Rooks. Nick South was the other Olympian earning top
last six years under coach Sean McGinley. prize with an 11-0 major decision over Clayton Fielden
of Garrett at 170.
Rodgers earned a sudden victory (9-7) over Green-
field-Central’s Cooper Noehre in the 152 pound final
and Slivka followed with his second straight title, a 12-7
decision over Donnell Washington of Portage at 160 Final Team Standings:
pounds. Slivka had won it all at 145 last year. 1. Indianapolis Cathedral 78.0
Two other Irish wrestlers settled for runner-up finishes 2. Avon 72.0
65.0
T3. Brownsburg
as Zeke Seltzer fell to Jacob Moran of Portage 3-0 in T3. Evansville Mater Dei 65.0
the 113 pound final. It was Moran’s second title after 5. Columbus East 61.0
winning at 106 in 2018. Alex Mosconi was the other 6. Roncalli 53.0
Cathedral wrestler who lost a 5-2 decision to Evansville 7. Portage 41.5
Mater Dei’s Matthew Lee. It was the second straight
year Mosconi came up short in a final match having 8. Culver Academies 39.5
finished as runner-up at 132 last season. 9. Perry Meridian 39.0
10. Jimtown 36.0
Avon’s Asa Garcia capped his high school career with
his third championship in four years pinning Roncalli’s
Alec Viduya at the 1:23 mark in the 132 match. Garcia
had won the 106 crown as a freshman and won it all at
126 last year. Viduya had been looking for his second
title after winning at 113 pounds in 2017.

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